Multiple valve



April 29, 930 J. B. AUFULDISH MULTIPLE VALVE Filed Feb 28, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheec l April 29, 1930. J. B. AUFULDISH 1,756845 MULT I PLE -VALVE Filed Feb. 28, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 /IVVE/VTOR. J.B. 40/2/10/5/ Paten1ed pr. 29,

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This invention relates to multiple valves and is designed more particularly for coutrolling the flow of fluid to an apparatus the operation of which requires tha.t different fluids shall be passed through the same successively, such as bakelite molds, water sof- 'teners und the like. For example, in moldi1'1g bakelite the material tq be molded is first heated and subjected 'to pressure and then cooled. T0 effect these operations live steam is passed through the jackgat surrounding the mold und forming a art thereof, the application of steam being continued for a length cf time suflicient to properl heat and press the material. At -the end 0 this operation the steam is cut ofi and water is passed through the jacket to cool the mold. The steam which is passed thr ough the jacket is dischaiged to a trap or other receptacle f rom which it inay be withdrawn for other purposes, such as -heating the building, und the water is discharged to the drain. After the cooling operation und before a subsequent heating operation t-he water must be removed from the mold. This is usually accomplished by admitting steam to the Jaeket und blowing the waternut of the jacket to the drain. These s'everal oferatioi1s are efiacted hy the manipulation 0 a pluralityof individual valves. F or the heating operation the steam inlet valve and the discharge valveleadihg to the trap must be opened und then closed. For

- the cooling operation the water inlet -valve and the drain discharge valve must be opened.-

pleted the water valve is closgd and the steam valve opened to permit the steam to pass through the jacket to discharge the water t0 the drain. If th'e blowing out operation is eifected immediately following the* c001ing vWhen the cooling operation has be'en com 0f t11e -wat er the drain valve is closed and thatrap va'lvpgopened, thus againeflect-ing the heating Operation. Noiggnly is the manipulation of these individuai valves a slow process .but the sequence of operation depends entirely upon the operator und it is Very easyto open or close the wron valves or valva and even if this;had no ot er undesirable result it 'would produce additional delay und loss of time.

the several contr0lling valves in a unitary structure with a valve actuating mechanism for opening and closing the valves in their proper sequence, an inlet valVe and an outlet valve being opened or closed upon each operation of the mechanism.

Oxie objectof the invention is to embody 7 A further Object 0f the inventidnis to provide such an apparatus in which the several operations will be'so controlled as 170 insure the prope1 sequence. A further' object of the invention is to pro vide such a valve mechanism which will be simple inits construction, easily und quickly operated and which will not be liable 120 get out 'of order.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the mechanism is described in detail.

In the accompanying drawings Fi 1 is a. side elev ation o fa multiple valve em d g my inventiong'Fig. 2 is a lan view 0 the same, partly broken away; ig. 3 is a vertical sectional vieizv tanken on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig.4'is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-'4 of Figs. 1 aricl 3; Fig. 5 is .a

transverse sectional view takn pn the line 55-0f Figs. 1 and 3; Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken 011 the line of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a detail view of-the supplemental valve actuating device; Fig. 8 is a detail view o:f the va1ve actuating device showing one*of the cam srfaces; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the.

valve as a whole, partly broken away, showing a slight modific'ation thereof; Fig. 10 is a section taken 011 the line 10-10 ofFig. 9; und.

Fig. 11 is a section taken-on the line 11-11 of Fig. 9.

In these drawings I have1llustrated 'one embodiment 0t' my invention und have shown a form of device adapted for gpg lication.

o! the type above described ancl the stem 43 of this valve extends upwardly above the extension 37 of the housmg und is arranged subabout tl1is valve the water will accumulatestantially in a radial line with the upp'er end of the water inletvalve so that when the main a'ctuating device has been moved to a position to open the water inlet valve the handle 26 will extend 0utwardly across the stem of the valve 42, and I have provided the handle 26 with a. depending ortion or cam gurface 44 so artanged that lt will engage the valve stem 43 and openthe valve 42, either at the same time thatthe water inlet va.lve is opened or immediately thereafter, so that both valves willbe opened and closed at substantially the'a same time. main waterpressure is exerted against the vlvka 42 und Should there be any leakage in the individual water inlet chamber but the' pressure threon will be so slight that there will nd t be any leakage about the main water inleflYalve. v

As has been stated, this val-ve is adapted as here shown foruse wxth water soitening ap- -paratus' of that type which employs an exchan'g base minerpl a.s the softening age x xt. When so used the hard water supplypipe W111 be connected with the individual steam inlet.

chamber und the regenerating solution o! brine I5ipe will be connected with the individual Water inlet chamber, inlet chamber will be comiected with the softener. The outlet pipe for the soft'ener will -be co'nnected with the main discharge chainber of the valveand the individual discharge 'chamber, here shown as leading t0 the trap, will be contxected with the servme line und the individual discharge chamber, here shown as leading to the drain, will be counected with thedrain. Thus upon the opening of what are here chara :terized s the individual steam inletl valve und the trap valve the hard water would fiow through the; softener to the service line und upon the opening of what are bete charcterized as the individual water inlet valve und the drain valve, thia salt solution would flow from tho softener to the drain. Upon the completion. of the reconditioning Operation the 'steam inlet valve and the drain vnlve would be opened v to permit hard water to flow through th'e softeuer to the drain and to wash' out the sah: solution, after which the drain valve; yvo uld be closed und. the trap Vl.lve openecl to restore the softening operation."

'While I have shown and descxyilled oxie em bodiment 'of my invention I wish' it to be understood that I du not desire to .be llrn ited to t-h6details thereof as variousmodifications may occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having now fully described my inventidn, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a multiple "alve a housing provided With this arrangement the while the ma'in with individual inletchambers having nieal15 for connecting the same with separate sources of fluid supply, to communicate with either of said individual inlet chambers und having means for connecting the samowith an apparatus to which said fluicls a1e to be successively delivered yalves a. main inlet chamber adapted to control the communication betwen said individual chambers und said main inlety chamber, said housing being also provided for connecting the same with said apparatus, und individual discharge chambers adapted to communicate with said main discharge chamber und. having means for connecting the same with separate points of discharge, valves t o control the 'communication between said intlividual discharge chambers und said main discharge chamber, each of the aforesaid valves having a stem projecting beyond said housing, and an operable device moun@ed exwith a main discharge chaxpber having means' teriorly of said housing und having parts to selectively engage said valve stems and actaatesaid valves to first connect one individual inlet chamber with said main inlet chamber and 0ne individual discharge ch amber with said main discharge chamber and to toben interrupt said connections und c onnect another individual inlet chamber with said main inlebchamber and another individual discharge' chamber with said main discharge chamber.-

' 2. In a multiple valve, a housing provided with individual inlet chambers having means v -for connecting the same with sep'arate sources v 1 of fluicl supply, a main inlet chamber adapted to communicate With either of said individual inlet chambers and having means for connecting the same with an apparatus to which said fluids are to be successively delivered, valves to control the communication between said individual chambers und saicl.main inlet chamber said housing heing also providecl with a main di'scharge chamber ha.ving means for connecting.the same with said apparatus und individual discha'rge .chambers adaptecl .to communicate with said main discharge ohnm- Ber und having means for connecting the same with separate points of discharge, valves to control the communication between said indi 3. In a multiple valve, a housing comprising upper and lower portions, the lower portion of said housing having individual inlet chambers adapted to communicate with separate sources for fluid supply, and a main discharge chamber aclapted to communicate with an apparatus through which fluid isto be passed, and the upper portion of said housing having a main inlet chamber adapted t0 communicate with said 'apparat-us and having individual discharge chambers adapted t0 communicate with separate points of discharge, ports conneeting saicl individual inlet charmbers with said main inlet chamber, other ports connecting sai(l individual discharge charmbers with said main discharge chamber, separate valves t0 control the several Ports, and means for actuating seid valves.

4. In amultiple valve, a housing comprisprising upper and lower p0rtions, the lower portion of said housing having individual inlet chambers adapted to eommunicate with separate sources of fluid supply and a main discharge chamber adapted t0 communicate with an apparatus through which fluid is to be passed, and the upper portion of said housing having a main inlet chamber adapted to communicate with said apparatus and having individual discharge chambers adapted to communicate withnseparate points of discharge, ports connecting said individual inlet chambers with said main inlet chamber, other ports connecting' said individual discharge chambers with said main discharge charnber, separate valves to control the several ports, and a valveactuating device having means for operating said valves in pairs to cause difl'erent fluids to be passed suecessively through said apparatus and discharged there- .fiom at diflerent points.

5. In a multiple valve, a housing comprising upper and lower portions, the lower portion of said housing having individual inlet chambers adapted to communicate with separate sources 0f fluid supply and a maiu discharge chamber adapted to communicate with an apparatus through which fluid is to loe passed, and the upper portion of said housing having a main inlet chamber adapted to communicate with said apparatus and having individual discharge chambers adapted t0 communicate with separate points of discharge, ports conneeting said inlet chambers with said main inlet chamber, other ports connecting said individual discharge chambers with said main discharge chamber, separate valves to control the several ports valve actuating mechanism having means for first opening the valve of one individual inlet chamber and the valve of one individual discharge Chamber, then closing said valves and opening the valve of the other individual inlet chamber and the valve of the other individual discharge chamber, and then closing said valves and opening the valve of the last mentioned individual inlet chamber and the valve of the {)irst mentioned individual discharge cham 6. In a multiple valve, a housing having passageways to connect separate sources of fluid supply with an apparatus through Which fluid is t0 be passed, inlet valves to coutrol the respective passageways, said housing also having passageways to connect said apparatus With separate points of discharge, outlet valves to control tl1e respective last ment-ioned passageways, and a valve actuating mechanism having means to first open one inlet valve and one outlet valve, to then close said valves and open the other inlet valve and the other outlet valve, t then close the last mentioned inlet valve and to open the first mentioned inlet valve while the last mentioned outlet valve is open.

7. In a multiple valve, a housing having passageways to connect an apparatus with a source of steam supply and witl1 a source of water supply, inlet valves t0 control the respective passageways, said hosing also having passageways to connect said apparatus with a trap and with a drain, outlet valves to control the last mentioned passageways, a valve actuating mechanism having means to first open the steam inlet valve and the trap valve to then close said valves and open said water inlet valve and said drain valve, and to then close the last inentioned valves and open said steam inlet valve and said drain valve.

8. In a multiple valve, a housing having a plurality of passageways, two pairs of valves t0 control the flow of fluid through said passageways, an acti1ating device for alternately opening and closing said pairs of valves, and means for opening one valve of each pair independently of the other valves.

9. In a multiple valve, a housing having a plurality of passageways, a plurality of separately operable inlet valves and a plurality of separzitely operable outlet valves for controlling the flow of fluid through seid passageways, valve actuating mechanism having means for first opening and closing one inlet valve and one outlet valve, t-hen o'pening and closing another inlet valve and -another outlet valve, and for then opening and closing the first mentioned inlet valve and the last mentioned outlet valve.

10. In a multiple valve, a housing having a plurality of passageways; two pairs of-valves for controlling theflow 0f fluid through said passageways, an actuating device having means for first opening and closing one pair of valves and then opening and closing the other pair of valves, and separately operable means or sim'ultaneously opening one valve of each pair of valves independently of the other valves.

11. In a multiple valve, a housing having seid device is moved in the other direction from its neutral position, und a device carried by seid actuating device and movablc relatively thereto to simultancously open one velve cf auch peir.

12. In a multiple velve, a housing heving a plurality of passegeweys, two pairs cf ve ves for controlling the flow of fluid through seid passageways, an actuating device heving cems errenged to open the valves of one peir when seid device is moved in one direction from its neutral position and to then open the valves 0f the other pair when seid device is movcd in the other direction from its neutral position, a, device carried by seid actueting device and movable relatively thereto to simulteneously open one velve of eech pair, end meens t0 prevent the operative movement of the lest mentioned device when seid velve actuating device hes been moved from its neutral position.

13. In e multiple velve, a housing having a plurality cf passegeweys, two peirs 'of velves for controlling the flow cf .fluid through seid pessegeweys, an ectueting device heving cemserrenged to open the velves of one pair when seid device is moved in one direction from its neutral position and to then open the velves o;f the other peir when seid device is moved in the other direction from its neutral position, e device cerried by seid ectueting device und movable relatively thereto to simulteneously open one velve of eech peir, und mea.ns to prevent seid velve ectueting device from being moved from'its neutrel position when the lest mentioned device is in its operative position.

14. In e multiple velve, e housing having e plurelity of pessegeweys, two pairs of velves for controlling the flow of fluid through seid pessegeweys, eech of seid valves heving e stem extending ebove seid housing,

e mein velve ectueting device rotetebly mounted on seid housing and heving cem surfeces erranged t0 open the velves or one pei1 when seid device ismoved in one direction und to open the velves of the other peir when seid ectueting device is moved in the other direction, end e supplemental velve actuating device movebly mounted onseid mein velve actueting device and errenged to operatively engage one velve ofeech peir when seid mein velve actueting device is in its neutrel position.

15. In e multiple velve, e housing having e plurality cf pessegeways, two peirs of velves for controlling the flow of fluid i through seid pessegeways,eech cf seid valves compnsmg e reciprocetory stem extending beyond the top of seid housing, e stufiing overlie the stem cf one velve of euch pair of valves when seid mein actuating device is in its neutral position, end mean's for depressing seid supplemental velve ectuating member.

16. In e multiple velve, a housing having a plurality of pessageweys, two pairs of velves for controlling the flow'of fluid through said pessegeways, each of seid valves compris1ng e reciprocatory stem extending' beyond the top of seid housing, e stufling box for euch velve stem, a mein velve ectueting device rotatebly mounted on seid housing end having cams erranged to engege the stems of one pair of valves when seid velve ectueting device is moved in one direction from its neutral position and to engege the stems of the other peir of velves when seid ectueting device is moved in the other direction from its neutral position, e supplementel velve ectueting member movebly mounted on seid mein velve ectueting member und so arrenged thet it will overlie the stem of one velve of eech pair of valves when seid mein ectueting device is in its neutral position, meens for depressing seid supplementel velve actueting member, i 1nd apart cerried by seid supplementel velve actueting member end adapted to extend betweentwo of seid stufling boxes when seid member hes been depressed, to prevent the operetion of seid mein velve ectueting device.

17. In a multiple velve, e housing hevin e plurelity of pessageWeys, two peirs 0 valves for controlling the flow of fluid through seid pessegeways, eech of seid velves comprising a reciprocetory stem extending beyond the to of seid housing, e stufling box for euch va Ve stem, e mein velve ectuating device rotatebly mounted on seid housing end heving cems errenged to engage the stems of one pair of valves when seid velve ectueting device is moved in one direction from its neutral Position end t0 engage the stems of the other peir cf velves when seid actuating device is movcd in the other direction from its neutral position, e supplcmental velve ectuating member movebl y mounted on saidmain velve ectueting member end so errenged thet it will overlie the stem of one velve of eechpeir cf velves when seid mein ectueting device isin its neutral position, meens for depressing seid supplemental valve actuating member, and a pa1t carried by said supplemental valve actuating member und al'ranged t0 overlie one 0f sa1d stufling boxes when seid main valve actuating device has, been moved from its neutral position, and thus prevent the operation of said supplemental valve actuating member.

18. In a multiple valve,- a housing having a plurality of passageways, two pairs 0f vales f0r controlling the flow of fluid through saicl passageways, each of said valves comprising a reciprocatory stem extending beyon l the top of said housing, a stufling box for each valve stem, a main valve actuating levice rotatably mounted on said housing and having cams arranged to engage the stems of one pair of valves when said valve actuating device is moved in one direction frem its neutral position und to engage the stems of the other pair of valves when seid actuating device is moved in the other direction from its neutral osition, a supplemental valve actuating mernber movably mounted on said main valve aetuating member and so arranged that it Will overlie the stem 0f the valve of' each pair of valves when said main actuatng device is in its neutral position, and a cam P1V0llfl.ll} mounted on said main valve actuating device and arranged to engage said supplemental valve actuating member and depress the Same.

19. In a multiple valve, a housing having a passageway to connect separate sources of flmd supply with an apparatus through l) which fluid is to be passed, inlet valves to control the respective passageways, seid housing also having passageways to connect said apparatus with separate points of discharge,

IV outlet valves to control the last mentioned 1 closin passageways, a second valve arranged in one 0f the first mentioned passageways in series with the inlet valve of that assageway, and a valve actuating device 0r opening and said valves in predetermined order. 20. n a multiple valve, a housing having inlet passageways to connect separate sources offluid supply with an apparatus through whichsaid fluid is to be passed, an inlet valve to control the respective passageways, said housing also having outlet passagteways to connect said apparatus with separate points of dischar e, outlet valves to control the last mentione 'passageways, a valve actuating device having two movements and arranged to open upon each movement thereof, one inlet valve und one outlet valve, a second valve interposed in one of said inlet passageways in series with the inlet valve e'f that passageway, said valve actuating device hav1ng m'eans for opening the last m(antioned valve when said other valve of said inlet passageways is opened.

21. In a multiple valve a housing comprising upper and lower portions, the lower portion 0 said housing havingindividual inlet clambers adapted to communicate with separate sources of fluid su ply, and a main discharge chamber adaptefto communicate with an apparatus through which fluid is to be passed and the upper portion of said housing haVing a main inlet ehamber adapted to communicate with said apparatus and having individual discharge chambers adapted to communicate with separate points of diseharge, ports connecting said individual inlet chambers with said main inlet chambei, other ports connecting said individual disc'harge c ambers with sa1d main discharge chamber, separate valves 't0 control the several ports, said' housing also having a supplemental inlet chamber interposed between one of said individual inlet chambers and the source of fluid therefor, a supplemental valve to control the flow of fluid through said supplemental chamber, und a valve actuating devicehavin means for actuating said supplemental va ve When the valve of the inlet chamber, with which said sunplemental hereto.

JOHN B. AUFULD?FST 

